RICKY Walden’s World Snooker Shoot-out campaign was over before it really began as he suffered a first-round elimination in Blackpool.

On day two of the quick-fire single-frame competition, Walden came to the table to face Joe Perry.

But after losing the ‘lag’, where each player struck the cue ball and whoever got closest to the baulk cushion chose whether to break, Walden was barely given a chance at the table as Perry made a break of 71 in his 130-0 win.

Perry was beaten later by Ken Docherty and the shoot-out was won by world number 37 Nigel Bond, who beat Robert Milkins 58-24.